[colorado tanker]

I have seen many situations where an attorney or party claimed to have served papers on another party but for whatever reason it didn't reach the other party.

Libel allegations are fairly common in business disputes, where one party claims another disparaged him/her.

I know people on the forum desperately want to believe Cain and regard all his accusers and nuts and sluts. I don't feel I have enough publicly available information to decide who's right.

It does seem odd that a woman who Cain says he's given money to would lie about this because making the allegation cuts off any more of it.

This is why I'm skeptical of any candidate for President who has never won elective office. They just haven't been fully vetted and tested.

Maybe Cain comes through this, but I'm afraid there has been too much damage.

[Prokopton]

It does seem odd that a woman who Cain says he's given money to would lie about this because making the allegation cuts off any more of it.

Or, more likely, she made the allegations because he had already cut her off.

[maryz]

It does seem odd that a woman who Cain says he's given money to would lie about this because making the allegation cuts off any more of it.

. . . unless, of course, she got a better offer! ;-)

[DoughtyOne]

I have seen many situations where an attorney or party claimed to have served papers on another party but for whatever reason it didn't reach the other party.

What we seem to have here, is an attorney that has been with White for some time.  She talks of thinking all the litigation was over.  Did she not receive court documents related to the slander charges?  She's a big girl.  She's supposed to be sharp.  There is recourse if you didn't receive notification.  If there is no proof of service, then she can go back to the court and seek redress.

Libel allegations are fairly common in business disputes, where one party claims another disparaged him/her.

I don't doubt that, but actually winning a libel case against your opponent isn't that easy.   For whatever reason, you're saying White's attorney did not object to the charges.  For all we know, White knew her client didn't have a chance, and declined to object so that she could claim exactly what she is right now.

I know people on the forum desperately want to believe Cain and regard all his accusers and nuts and sluts. I don't feel I have enough publicly available information to decide who's right.

Neither do we, but a pattern has undeniably developed here, and all the accusers have credibility issues that go beyond the facts of their charges against Cain.  I also notice that while you do address the issue of Cain's supporters wanting desperately to believe in him, you don't address the matter of other candidate's supporters wanting desperately not to believe him.

It does seem odd that a woman who Cain says he's given money to would lie about this because making the allegation cuts off any more of it.  It also seems odd that a person he had done favors for, would come out of the woodwork now to make charges against him when she had nothing to gain by doing it.  Or did she?

This is why I'm skeptical of any candidate for President who has never won elective office. They just haven't been fully vetted and tested.

And just how much did the vetting of Barack Obama save us, a man who held two elective offices before becoming president?

Maybe Cain comes through this, but I'm afraid there has been too much damage.

It's up to us if he comes through this or not.  We can listen to a number of women who have been proven to be of low character themselves, or a man who until know has been know to have decent character.

I'm not sure where the confusion is coming from.  This is cut and dried to me.

I was never a supporter of Palin, but I defended her against charges similar to those made against Cain.  It was the right thing to do then, and it's the right thing to do now.